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Oxford City Council Mandates CCTV Cameras In Taxies by 2015

Posted by Unknown on from the you-have-nothing-to-hide-winston dept.

First time accepted submitter Beowulf878 writes "In yet another data-collection feast by the government in the UK, a local council has proposed fitting at least one CCTV camera per taxi to record every conversation. Obviously the reason given is our own safety. Thoughts?"

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  1. Old News by skine · · Score: 4, Funny

    Porn companies have been doing this for years.

  2. Re:Had them for a while... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    ...Seems to me like the camera supplier is in bed with the city councillor...

    Was there a camera? Do you have that on video?

  3. Re:Well, I have one.... by stms · · Score: 3, Funny

    I for one support our omnipotent taxi monitoring overlords.

  4. When will Britain get a charter of rights? by kawabago · · Score: 4, Funny

    The British don't have anything to protect them from their Government, I guess because their Government was set up to protect them from their King.

  5. Re:How many taxi drivers are robbed? by cheekyjohnson · · Score: 4, Funny

    The only reason you don't rape and murder is because you'd be punished if you did, right?

    Definitely. As I've played many violent video games, I already have the mentality of a murderer. The only thing that is keeping me from murdering people indiscriminately is my fear of being punished!

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    Filthy, filthy copyrapists!